Pesticides Permanently Damage the Brains of Baby Bees, New Research Finds
Baby bumblebees do not develop normally when exposed to food contaminated with a specific type of pesticide, according to scientists. Researchers from the Imperial College London scanned the brains of bees exposed to imidacloprid, an insecticide with a similar chemical composition to nicotine. They found the critical region of the brain that aids learning showed reduced growth in the insects exposed to imidacloprid. The researchers said the findings, published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, show that residues of this insecticide in flowers and plants can cause permanent brain damage in bees. RELATED STORY: CNN: Bees can...
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